Geometry, Topology and Dynamics Seminar
Peter Storm
Stanford University
Introduction to the methods of Besson-Courtois-Gallot, I
Abstract: The methods of Besson-Courtois-Gallot have been very useful over the
past 15 years in several situations involving spaces of nonpositive
curvature. This will be a two talk series. The goal will be to
define the barycenter map, and use it to prove the Mostow rigidity
theorem. I will add extra hypotheses to simplify the presentation as
much as possible. I will use as little as possible from the general
theory of negatively curved spaces, sticking mostly to hyperbolic
space.
Monday March 13, 2006 at 3:00 PM in SEO 512